Oscar nominations are out. I’m not actually going to talk about them at all, though. Instead, my winter vacation is finally wrapping up, classes start tomorrow, and I’ve relocated to a brand new backdrop, where my exciting adventures will likely only get more exciting. That’s right, Second Breakfast is publishing from the most rockin’ place…
Last week I thought (rather foolishly) that when this title popped up on the Netflix recommended movies list it would be a good one to try. It fit all of what I was looking for; it was a black comedy, Canadian, a caper movie, and it had Donald Sutherland, Marlon Brando, and Charlie Sheen in…
Baddie – Spring Break 13: The Unsolicited return Lesson – Just…just never go on Spring Break. Let’s pretend that I’m not a graduate student and that I was fully aware it was Friday and stuff. Yeah. I like that world. Right off the bat I would like to note that this is a review of…
I’m writing to you now from my second flight on the way to a math conference in San Diego. Lucky for me, United Airlines showed Trouble with the Curve (2012) on both legs of the flight. While there’s a little bit of alcohol in the movie–everyone goes to a bar a few times, Amy Adams…
Downton Abbey? James, do you even know what a movie critic is? Ha ha, disembodied voice. Ha. Ha. For those of you wondering what I’m doing reviewing a TV show, some exposition: I work at a video store frequented by well-off white people. As such, Downton Abbey rents like crack, if crack were a thing…
Well, here we are. The first week of January is almost over, many schools are back in session, and soon people will stop bothering you about your New Year’s resolutions. Won’t that be sweet? I myself try not to get too bogged down with resolutions. I guess I want to watch about the same number…
A lot of people I know didn’t like Black Swan (2010). It had an awkward balance of horror and drama with a lesbian scene thrown in. Well, that’s wrong. Black Swan is one of the most intimate, provocative films I’ve seen in a while, wrapped up in a psychological thriller. It proposes a shocking duality…
